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 Definitions of environs  [ɛnˈvaɪ rənz, -ˈvaɪ ərnz]  

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Definition of 'environs' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.pl.) environs
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.

2.  environs
surroundings; environment.

3.  environs
the nearby area or space; vicinity.

Etymology:  (1655–65; < F (pl.); r. ME environ < OF, n. use of environ around; see environ)

Definition of 'environs' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) environment, environs, surroundings, surround
the area in which something exists or lives
"the country--the flat agricultural surround"

2. (noun) environs, purlieu
an outer adjacent area of any place


Definition of 'environs' Webster Dictionary 

1.  environs
the parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or town



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